AndyJ
Shohin
Hey folks.
I had surgery on my back in June in an attempt to fix the long-standing degenerative disk disease issue that I have. It’s not certain to have been resolved and I’ve certainly had no guarantees from the surgeon that it has been but I have been told that the surgery is a stop gap not a cure so it will come back again in the future. My wife and I have decided to downsize our home to something that will be easier for her to manage in the future so I’ve got to start thinking about my trees in the ground.
I’ve got some Japanese Maples, an English Yew, a Scots Pine, a Chamaecyparis Boulevard, a small Hinoki Cypress and an English Oak. We anticipate moving later this year (November / December) and I’d like to take as many of my trees with me as possible. I’ve moved garden shrubs around in autumn many times - it’s often suggested to be the best time isn’t it because of the warm soil - but what about moving ground planted trees into pots? Is it ok to lift everything later in September / October and plant in pots? What compost would you recommend? I’ve seen some folks talk about repotting pines and yews in late summer - does this work or should I just do everything in autumn? Or should I do some of them now?
Many thanks,
Andy
I had surgery on my back in June in an attempt to fix the long-standing degenerative disk disease issue that I have. It’s not certain to have been resolved and I’ve certainly had no guarantees from the surgeon that it has been but I have been told that the surgery is a stop gap not a cure so it will come back again in the future. My wife and I have decided to downsize our home to something that will be easier for her to manage in the future so I’ve got to start thinking about my trees in the ground.
I’ve got some Japanese Maples, an English Yew, a Scots Pine, a Chamaecyparis Boulevard, a small Hinoki Cypress and an English Oak. We anticipate moving later this year (November / December) and I’d like to take as many of my trees with me as possible. I’ve moved garden shrubs around in autumn many times - it’s often suggested to be the best time isn’t it because of the warm soil - but what about moving ground planted trees into pots? Is it ok to lift everything later in September / October and plant in pots? What compost would you recommend? I’ve seen some folks talk about repotting pines and yews in late summer - does this work or should I just do everything in autumn? Or should I do some of them now?
Many thanks,
Andy